MARK OF DAVID WILLAUME, LONDON, 1743

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A GEORGE II SILVER SOUP-TUREEN AND COVER
MARK OF DAVID WILLAUME, LONDON, 1743
Bombé oval and on four cast ram's mask capped feet, with two reeded and foliage cast handles and gadrooned rim, engraved on each side with a coat-of-arms below an earl's coronet, the detachable cover with gadrooned borders and cast artichoke finial, engraved on each side with a crest below an earl's coronet, marked underneath and inside cover, further engraved with scratchweight '120=6', with a later metal liner
14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm.) wide over handles
119 oz. 4 dwt. (3,707 gr.)
The arms are those of Grosvenor impaling those of Egerton quartering Grey for Robert, 2nd Earl Grosvenor (1767-1845) of Eaton Hall, Cheshire, and his wife Ellenor, daughter and heir of Thomas Egerton, 1st. Earl of Wilton, whom he married on 1794. He was created Marquess of Westminster in 1831.

Provenance

Robert, 2nd Earl Grosvenor, later created 1st Marquess of Westminster (1767-1845) and by descent to his son,
Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795-1869) and by descent to his son,
Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster and later 1st Duke of Westminster (1825-1899) and by descent to his grandson
Hugh Richard, 2nd Duke of Westminster (1879-1953).
The Most Noble Hugh Richard Arthur, Duke of Westminster dec'd; Sotheby's, London, 2 July 1959, lot 140 (as by David Williams and with a ladle).
A Private Collection, Florida; Sotheby's, New York, 21 October 1997, lot 274.

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Lot Essay

Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster (1767–1845) was the third son and only surviving child of Richard Grosvenor, first Earl Grosvenor (1731–1802). He had a varied political career beginning in 1788 when styled Lord Belgravehe, was M.P. for East Looe. He held the office of lord of the Admiralty from 1789 to 1791 and was M.P. for Chester from 1790 to 1802. It was through the marriage of Lord Belgrave on 28 April 1794 to Eleanor (1770–1846), daughter and sole heir of the first earl of Wilton and his wife that the Egerton estates came into to the Grosvenor family. After his father’s death, he became second Earl Grosvenor on 5 August 1802. After inheriting he began an extensive rebuilding of Eaton Hall. He was created Marquess of Westminster on 13 September 1831 and received the Order of the Garter in 1841. He was a passionate art collector and racing enthusiast.

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